Of course the big one is the "universe" repo. The database file to be processed is 24MB, a lot to churn through. Universe now takes 9 minutes, so all-up the conversion time will be about 12 minutes, apart from the time to download the Debian/Ubuntu db files.
The Debian repo is a bit smaller so conversion will be quicker.

This faster script is just a temporary fix, as I expect to move onto PPKG soon.

Posted on 23 Oct 2009, 23:30

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Posted on 24 Oct 2009, 5:28 by Sit Heel SpeakViva Karmic Woofheh...eagerly awaiting...please do take time to get it right...

Posted on 24 Oct 2009, 16:04 by BarryK0setup fasterOh yeah, one other thing. I got those faster speeds by also changing the first line to use the Ash interpreter: